Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

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#  Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

**AGENCY:**

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

**ACTION:**

Notice; public meeting.

**SUMMARY:**

The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's (Council) Northeast Trawl Advisory Panel (NTAP) will hold a meeting.

**DATES:**

The meeting will be held on Friday, August 7, beginning at 1 p.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. For agenda details, see *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .

**ADDRESSES:**

The meeting will be held via webinar ( *http://www.mafmc.org/ntap* ).

*Council address:* Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674-2331; *www.mafmc.org.*

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, telephone: (302) 526-5255.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The purpose of this meeting is to: (1) Discuss timing concerns due to COVID-19, (2) door testing on NOAA ship Henry B. Bigelow, (3) the 2020 research update, and (4) the swept area integration update.

**Authority:**

16 U.S.C. 1801 *et seq.*

Dated: July 16, 2020.

Tracey L. Thompson,

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.